Bags were filled with oats, sugar and cinamon with help from the Town of Fountain Hills Fire Department.
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Over 150 volunteers showed up to help pack meals. The event was held in the Fountain Hills Community Center Thursday, Feb. 29.
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New Journey Pastor Elizabeth Gallen speaks to New Journey members Terry Steede, Carol Wilson and Norman Thorpe at the sign-in table at the Community Center.
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Helga Essert is a New Journey church member who spent her Thursday night filling bags of food for those in need.
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New Journey Pastor Elizabeth Gallen speaks to New Journey members Terry Steede, Carol Wilson and Norman Thorpe at the sign-in table at the Community Center.
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From left, Nancy Mc Garry, Liz Petersen and Gwen Rubenow fill boxes with Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal.
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New Journey Lutheran Church member Hyunki Ahn Thorpe fills a plastic bag with a “Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal “ breakfast meal requiring only hot water.
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From left, the youngest volunteer, five-year-old Amelia Gallen, Julie Palko and Pastor Elizabeth Gallen enjoying the evening activities.
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Roger Westland (in blue) was the oldest volunteer present at the food pack at 95 years old.
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Volunteer Dorothy Anderson puts some elbow greece into the bag sealer.
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Chris Towne packs boxes of food packs.
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Four Peaks Rotary Club President Julie Ewald is happy to help at the Food for Kidz event at the Fountain Hills Community Center.
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The Fountain Hills Fire Department did the heavy lifting for the event on Feb. 29.
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The food is distributed throughout Arizona to non-profits like AZ Brainfood, Native American Connections, Extended Hands Food Bank and the Navajo Nation. The remainder of the food is sent to Ukraine.
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